Tasmania (album)

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Tasmania
Pond - Tasmania.png
Studio album by
Pond
Released1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
Studio Kevin Parker's home studio
(Fremantle, Western Australia)
Genre
Length48:05
Label Spinning Top
Producer
Pond chronology
The Weather
(2017)		Tasmania
(2019)		 9
(2021)
Singles from Tasmania
  1. "Burnt Out Star"
    Released: 23 July 2018
  2. "Sixteen Days"
    Released: 5 October 2018
  3. "Daisy"
    Released: 10 January 2019

Tasmania is the eighth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band Pond. It was released on 1 March 2019 by Spinning Top Records via Caroline Australia (Interscope Records internationally). [1] [2] As with previous Pond albums, it is also produced by former member and Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker. [1] It features 10 tracks, led by third single "Daisy". [1]

Contents

At the AIR Awards of 2020, the album was nominated for Best Independent Rock Album or EP. [3]

Background

Tasmania has been called a "sister album" to the band's previous record, 2017's The Weather . [4] It was recorded in Fremantle, Western Australia. [4]

Concept

Tasmania, much like the band's previous release, The Weather, is a concept album that continues exploring certain themes and topics touched on in that record. In a statement, the band called the album a "dejected meditation on planetary discord, water, machismo, shame, blame and responsibility, love, blood and empire". [1] In addition, the band also stated that the album "coats an undercurrent of restless, anxious dread in a sheen of light, apathetic content - both real and parody - rather than wallowing in self-pity, encouraging us to celebrate the fruits of our planet, frolic in the ocean, kick up the dust, roll in the grass and enjoy the feeling of being in love - while we still can." [5]

Singles

"Burnt Out Star" and "Sixteen Days" were released in 2018 as the first two tracks from the album, released on 23 July and 5 October respectively. [4] The third single, "Daisy", released on 10 January 2019, was noted for featuring "seductive changeups and dance-worthy delivery" by Paste magazine. [2] A promo video for the title track, "Tasmania", was released to YouTube on 1 March 2019 to coincide with the album's release. Music videos for "The Boys Are Killing Me" and "Hand Mouth Dancer" were also uploaded to YouTube later in the year.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Consequence of Sound B [8]
DIY Mag Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [12]

Tasmania received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 77, based on fourteen reviews. [6] Mark Deming gave a positive review for AllMusic, claiming " the music is effective and satisfying regardless of the level of quirkiness (they have a consistently strong talent for cutting a potent groove), and they make their eccentricities work in their favor rather than just boosting their "interesting" quotient." [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Daisy" Nick Allbrook Allbrook6:20
2."Sixteen Days"AllbrookAllbrook2:53
3."Tasmania"
Allbrook4:04
4."The Boys Are Killing Me"
  • Allbrook
  • Watson
  • Annie Milgun
Allbrook3:46
5."Hand Mouth Dancer"
  • Allbrook
  • Watson
Allbrook4:40
6."Goodnight, P.C.C."
  • Allbrook
  • Ryan
5:24
7."Burnt Out Star"
  • Watson
  • Allbrook
  • Allbrook
  • Watson
8:09
8."Selené"
  • Ireland
  • Watson
  • Allbrook
Allbrook3:54
9."Shame"AllbrookAllbrook4:51
10."Doctor's In"RyanRyan4:04
Total length:48:05

Personnel

Pond

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] [14] 15
Australian Physical Albums (ARIA) [14] 5

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  2. 1 2 Martin, Montana (10 January 2019). "Pond Preview New Album Tasmania with New Single 'Daisy'". Paste . Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "That's a wrap: 2020 AIR Awards winners and celebrations". the industry observer. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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  5. ↑ BWW News Desk. "Pond Announce New Album TASMANIA, Share DAISY Video", Broadway World , 10 January 2019
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